It’s official: the EU definitively bans the sale of cars that emit_CO2 from 2035

The agreement reached with Germany on synthetic fuels recovers this basic commitment to decarbonization

The European Union on Tuesday definitively approved the law that will prohibit from 2035 the sales in EU territory of all new cars and vans that emit CO2, after weeks of last-minute tensions due to the surprise blockade of Germany.

The energy ministers of the EU countries approved the law with 23 votes in favor, the abstentions of Romania, Bulgaria and Italy and the vote against Poland. Germany voted in favour, after the European Commission and Berlin reached an agreement this weekend.

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